What effect is that having on those of us who don’t look like that? How is that shaping the way young people see themselves? Representation matters. If you don’t see yourself reflected in media you can start to think there’s something wrong with you, that you can’t be the hero of a story.

Michelle was inspired to dress up as a Disney princess when she realised the effect watching Disney films had had on her body image.

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‘I was answering questions for a Channel 4 interview recently when they asked me when the stigma against scars starts,’ Michelle told Metro.co.uk.

‘I thought about it and my answer was that it probably started as soon as I saw Scar in Lion King. I went on to talk about how so many villains are scarred and that began the stigma at a young age.

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‘After I left the interview, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Why couldn’t we have a scarred princess? More than that, why can’t we have a whole range of princesses from a fat princess, a disabled princess, a gay princess?

‘I called up Amy, the biggest Disney fan I know and asked her if she wanted to join me.’

The pair chose to put on Disney dresses and pose for an Instagram photo, explaining that while we wait for Disney to up their body diversity, they’ll be happy to stand in as the Disney princesses other girls need to see.

They’ve tagged in Disney, but haven’t received a response yet.

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‘Growing up, I constantly questioned whether I ever even had the hope of being seen as attractive,’ Michelle tells us. ‘It took me until 7 to realise that my scars actually made me exempt in the eyes of society when it comes to beauty.

‘Because beauty and worth are so connected, this led to me questioning my worth throughout my life.

‘Regardless of my scars, even just being mixed-race and larger than my peers meant I never saw anyone like me, and when that happens as a child, you assume that means you are the “weird” one.’

Amy and Michelle have called on Disney to improve their racial diversity, their size diversity, their LGBTQ+ representation, and the inclusion of disabilities. They also want Disney films to stop relying on stereotypical features like scars to represent villains.

‘We think [Disney] sends a narrow ideal of beauty and, unconsciously or not, can cause kids to assume that if they don’t look like them, then they aren’t good enough,’ say Amy and Michelle.

‘I truly believe in the power of representation and the power of being able to see someone like you in your favourite cartoon or movie.’